{"id":658,"count":6,"description":"Bac Lieu Province was established on <strong>December 20, 1899<\/strong>, and officially became an administrative unit on <strong>January 1, 1900<\/strong>. On <strong>October 22, 1956<\/strong>, the province was dissolved and merged into <strong>Ba Xuyen Province<\/strong>. It was re-established on <strong>September 8, 1964<\/strong>. In <strong>February 1976<\/strong>, Bac Lieu was once again dissolved and merged into <strong>Minh Hai Province<\/strong>. According to a resolution of the National Assembly dated <strong>November 6, 1996<\/strong>, Bac Lieu Province was re-established effective <strong>January 1, 1997<\/strong>, and has remained a provincial-level administrative unit of Vietnam ever since.\r\n\r\nIn <strong>2018<\/strong>, Bac Lieu ranked <strong>46th nationwide in population<\/strong>, <strong>48th in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)<\/strong>, <strong>39th in GRDP per capita<\/strong>, and <strong>20th in GRDP growth rate<\/strong>. With a population of <strong>892,930<\/strong>, the province recorded a GRDP of <strong>37,719 billion VND<\/strong> (equivalent to <strong>USD 1.6382 billion<\/strong>). GRDP per capita reached <strong>42.05 million VND<\/strong> (approximately <strong>USD 1,826<\/strong>), while the GRDP growth rate stood at <strong>8.36%<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nBac Lieu is home to various ethnic groups, including the <strong>Kinh (Vietnamese), Hoa (Chinese), Khmer, and Cham<\/strong>. The people of Bac Lieu are known for their open-minded and generous lifestyle, characteristic of the <strong>Southern Vietnamese<\/strong> region. The province is famously associated with the legendary <strong>Bac Lieu Dandy<\/strong>, once renowned for his immense wealth and extravagant lifestyle. Bac Lieu is also closely linked to the legacy of composer <strong>Cao Van Lau<\/strong> and his iconic song <em>\u201cDa Co Hoai Lang\u201d<\/em>, which laid the foundation for the development of <strong>Southern traditional music (Don ca tai tu)<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nBac Lieu is widely known for its <strong>salt-making industry<\/strong>. Bac Lieu salt has long been famous for its high quality, characterized by its mild taste without bitterness or harshness and minimal impurities. During the <strong>French and American periods<\/strong>, salt trading in Bac Lieu flourished extensively, dominating the Southern region, reaching as far as <strong>Phan Thiet<\/strong> in Central Vietnam, and being exported via the <strong>Mekong River<\/strong> to <strong>Cambodia<\/strong>. Although salt production is no longer as prosperous as in the past, Bac Lieu remains the <strong>largest salt-producing area in the Mekong Delta<\/strong>.","link":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/khu-vuc\/bac-lieu","name":"Bac Lieu","slug":"bac-lieu","taxonomy":"location","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location\/658"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/location"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?location=658"},{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?location=658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}